what's your take on the economic environment right now? >> well, you know, we expect that it's going to continue to be a challenging environment, and maria, as an organization we're very focused on the things, you know, that we can control in the marketplace and that's how we market our brand, product innovation and how we execute at the restaurant level, and image activation where we're reinvesting in our restaurants at a very aggressive rate is really producing some phenomenal results. these are the things that we can do to move our brand forward, and we have a lot of confidence in it. >> so, let me ask you about the commodities cost and, of course, this is something we've been talking about throughout the earnings season. chipotle today citing higher commodities expenses and going to impact their earnings through the fourth quarter. has this been the case for wendy's? what are you seeing. >> in 2012 we saw a 90 basis point increase in commodities which is roughly 3%. as we look at 2013, we're looking for something in the area of 90 to 1